Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 171 Death Five (Two in One)

Many fans who understand football were surprised when they saw Coach Anzai's new lineup.

Center: Shinichi Maki
Ohmae: Taro Aso

Xiaomae: Mumu Gongyan

Shooting guard: Mitsui Hisashi
Point Guard: Kenji Fujima

Among these five players, the tallest is Taro Aso, who is 186 cm tall.

Surprisingly, Taro Aso's position on the court is not center, but power forward.

It was quite surprising that the center was Amu, who was only 182 cm tall.

The Kanagawa team did not choose a traditional center, but instead adopted the tactical configuration of the future Warriors - the Death Five!
Pat Riley, the Heat's meritorious head coach, once predicted that in the future, basketball will evolve into a game where five forwards about two meters tall play on the court at the same time.

Position blurring is also a development trend in basketball in the future, and it is the Golden State Warriors who pioneered and promoted this trend.

The Warriors won three championships in four years using the "Death Five" lineup.

Of course, their ability to achieve such honors is also closely related to the changes in NBA rules, such as body hair whistles!
The 'Death Five' abandons the reliance on height and position in traditional basketball and instead emphasizes speed, flexibility and teamwork.

The five players must also have multi-position capabilities and be able to quickly switch roles on the court to adapt to the ever-changing pace of the game.

The advantage of the 'Death Five' is that it can ensure high mobility and quickly execute coordinated defense, pick-and-roll, double-teaming and transitions, while also placing higher demands on the players' versatility and skills.

On the offensive end, you can play to your greatest advantage while leaving the opposing team's inside line empty, allowing your teammates space to break through.

At the same time, the requirements for the center are also very high.

The center not only needs to protect the basket and grab rebounds, but also must have organizational and ball-handling abilities.

The reason why Coach Anzai sent out the "Death Five" lineup was naturally related to Murasakibara.

During the training camp, during a tactical drill, Murasakibara inadvertently came up with the idea of ​​the Death Five, a special lineup formed by several short but extremely fast and technically skilled players in the team.

The core idea of ​​this lineup is to make up for the lack of height through quick passing and flexible movement, thereby creating more scoring opportunities on the offensive end.

After listening to Murasakibara's idea, Coach Anzai thought that this was a style of play that could subvert traditional basketball concepts.

Coach Anxi has a good ability to accept new things, so he tried the death lineup in the team competition and achieved amazing results.

On the Kanagawa bench, Coach Anzai looked at Amu who was on the court and felt a little dissatisfied: "It would be great if Amu could shoot mid-range shots!"

Amu: Another day of being disliked!
Although Amu has not yet developed his mid-range and long-range shooting ability, he has excellent passing skills, and his large and strong body can provide high-quality cover for his teammates.

At the same time, Amu also has strong confrontation ability and will not suffer any loss against most centers.

The only bad thing is that Amu has not developed his mid-range and long-range shooting ability, otherwise it would be more perfect.

The five people played different roles respectively, among which Amu played the future Warriors' Draymond Green.

The other four are Fujima as Curry, Mitsui as Klay, Murasakibara as Durant, and Taro Aso as Barnes.

Among the five, Fujima, Mitsui and Murasakibara all have top three-point shooting abilities, and even Taro Aso can shoot three-pointers.

In this way, the highly mobile Kanagawa, coupled with the passing and running system, is enough to make the opponent run around in a hurry on the offensive end.

As for the defensive end, except for Fujima who is slightly weak in defense, the other four have excellent defensive abilities, so they are not at a disadvantage, and may even have a miraculous effect.

After Murasakibara and others came on the court, Kanagawa quickly launched an offensive.

Fujima dribbled the ball across half court, and Murasakibara and others began to move quickly, covering each other.

Amu took the initiative to step forward to screen for Fujima, using his broad body to create opportunities for Fujima to break through.

Fujima quickly got rid of Fukatsu and then passed the ball back to Amu.

Facing the tall Sakurai Kentaro, Amu did not use the bulldozer style of play, but instead adopted the technique of small against big and easily broke through Sakurai's defense.

After attracting Ito Yu's backup defense, Amu did not take the credit and passed the ball to Aso Taro without hesitation.

Taro Aso has top-notch speed and explosive power. When Ito Yu was making up for the defense, he quickly appeared at the corner!

Seeing that things were not going well, Ito Yu rushed towards Aso Taro again, but it was too late.

Taro Aso even had time to adjust before he threw the basketball in his hand.

shuh~
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the basket accurately.

When the Akita team served, Kashima Kaede said to Fukatsu, "Fukatsu, pass the ball to Sakurai later!"

Fukatsu nodded to show that he understood, then took the basketball and slowly rushed to the front court.

Facing Kanagawa's death five lineup, Fukatsu began to slow down the pace.

After coming to the frontcourt, Fukatsu wasted some time and then passed the ball to Sakurai Kentaro who was in a low position.

The moment he caught the ball, Kentaro Sakurai leaned back.

Amu tried his best to resist the impact of Kentaro Sakurai.

bang~
A dull sound of muscles colliding was heard, and Amu's upper body leaned back obviously, but his feet remained firmly in place without moving back.

bang~
This time, Sakurai Kentaro increased his strength, and Amu could no longer hold on and began to retreat.

At this stage, Amu is not yet a full-strength Amu, and there is a certain gap between his strength, weight and the plot years.

That is to say, Sakurai Kentaro went into battle with an injury and was unable to exert his full strength, otherwise Amu might not have been able to withstand even the first blow.

Even so, Amu is no match for Kentaro Sakurai.

After knocking Amu back, Kentaro Sakurai turned around and stepped into the paint area.

Just at this moment, an agile figure rushed over from the blind spot of Kentaro Sakurai's sight.

slap~
Kentaro Sakurai strode into the paint, but the ball was gone.

Murasakibara quickly slapped the basketball out of Kentaro Sakurai's hands, then snatched the basketball and rushed to the front court.

Fast break!

At the same time, Fujima and others charged forward.

"Not good, return to defense!"

Kashima Kaede Frost's expression suddenly changed, and she rushed towards Murasakibara as fast as she could, trying to slow down Murasakibara's progress and give her teammates time to return to defense.

Murasakibara did not stick to the ball, but immediately passed it to Amu and continued to rush forward.

The five players on the field can be said to be the five fastest players of the Kanagawa team, and are jokingly called the 'track and field team'.

This shows how fast they are.

In just two or three seconds, all the members of the Kanagawa Track and Field Team stepped into the front court, creating a five-to-three advantage.

The two bulkier inside players of the Akita team were completely unable to catch up.

In the blink of an eye, the unguarded Mitsui received the pass, broke into the basket and scored a layup.

Seeing this scene, Coach Domoto, who was sitting on the Akita bench, frowned slightly.

Since he didn't know much about the Death Five, he decided to observe for a while longer.

Soon, the Akita team launched another attack, and Fukatsu passed the ball to Sakurai Kentaro again.

In this round, Kentaro Sakurai once again back-attacked Amu in the low post.

The difference is that Kentaro Sakurai is obviously more vigilant.

Even though Amu lowered his center of gravity and tried his best to resist, his feet still couldn't stop moving backwards.

There is a huge difference in tonnage between the two sides. Even if Sakurai Kentaro cannot exert his full strength, he is still not something Amu can resist.

shuh~
After turning around and breaking into the basket, Kentaro Sakurai scored a layup.

In order to avoid a recurrence of his injury, Kentaro Sakurai scored mainly through layups, close shots and even hook shots in this game.

Of course, Sakurai Kentaro's hook shot is very unstable, sometimes working and sometimes not, and he has not yet fully mastered it. At the first moment, Mumu ran to the baseline and quickly served the ball.

Even though the Akita team was prepared and returned to defense as quickly as possible, they still could not outrun the Kanagawa track and field team.

By the time the Kanagawa Athletics Team appeared in the frontcourt, only four players from the Akita team returned to defense in time.

Soon, Murasakibara had an opportunity and hit a three-pointer.

In these two rounds, the Kanagawa team completed the attack in just five seconds.

Kanagawa's smooth attack made the audience scream with excitement.

This is the charm of the run-and-gun tactics + the death lineup.

All of a sudden, many neutral audiences began to support Kanagawa, and the momentum was greatly boosted.

It was also at this time that Coach Domoto decisively called a timeout.

When the game resumed, the lineup of the Akita team changed, with Ohkawada replacing Ito Yu.

Center: Kentaro Sakurai
Ohmae: Kashima Maple Frost

Komae: Minoru Matsumoto
Shooting guard: Ohkawada
Point guard: Kazunari Fukatsu

After Ohkawada came on the field, the mobility of the Akita team was improved.

Kentaro Sakurai has an excellent physical fitness and is faster than Ito Yu, and is probably about the same speed as Akagi.

Bang~Shua~
It was the Akita team's turn, and soon, Kentaro Sakurai knocked Amu back again, broke into the basket and scored a layup.

Just as Murasakibara was about to serve quickly, Kaede Frost of Kashima blocked his steps.

Murasakibara bypassed Kashima Kaede, who did not retreat immediately but stood one meter away to block the serve.

In addition, all the Akita players except Kentaro Sakurai also joined in the interference.

By the time Kanagawa advanced to the frontcourt, four or five seconds had passed.

At this time, Kentaro Sakurai had already returned to defense.

Call ~
When the Akita players breathed a sigh of relief, they followed their respective opponents closely.

Amu stepped forward again to screen for Fujima, but Sakurai Kentaro remained unmoved and continued to sit in the penalty area.

Coach Domoto had naturally investigated Amu's background and knew that he had not yet developed his mid-range and long-range shooting.

Alas, daily insults to my parents!

With the help of Amu's pick-and-roll, Fujima broke through with the ball and Kashima Kaede had to provide backup defense.

Without hesitation, Fujima immediately passed the ball to Taro Aso.

However, at this moment, Kashima Kaedeshimo stomped the ground hard, stopped her steps and quickly jumped towards Taro Aso.

After receiving the ball, Taro Aso immediately jumped and shot.

With her amazing explosive power, Kaede Frost Kashima successfully interfered with Taro Aso's shot.

bang~
The basketball hit the rim and was rebounded by Kentaro Sakurai, who then threw the ball to Fukatsu.

In the following games, Shenjin showed excellent organizational skills.

Under his organization, the Akita team's offense became smoother and more efficient.

Among them, Kentaro Sakurai's performance was particularly outstanding.

Using his strong body and fairly good low-post skills, Kentaro Sakurai constantly creates threats under the basket.

Under the continuous attack of Kentaro Sakurai, Amu's defense seemed overwhelmed.

In addition, Kentaro Sakurai greatly distracted the defensive attention of Kanagawa players and created more scoring opportunities for his teammates.

At the same time, because Kentaro Sakurai was in the penalty area on the defensive end, and the Kanagawa players did not cooperate well enough, they fell into a certain disadvantage.

Not long after, Coach Anzai chose to make a substitution, replacing Amu with Kusanagi Shibafune.

Amu returned to the bench and covered his head with a towel.

Ikeda Kazuhiro, who was also from Hainan High School, asked with concern, "Amu, are you okay?"

"Damn it, after the Autumn National Games, I decided to practice 300, no, 500 mid-range shots every day!"

Amu clenched his fists and made up his mind.

During this period, Amu, who suffered consecutive defeats on the court, finally realized the importance of mid-range and long-range shots.

"Come on, I'm optimistic about you!"

Suddenly, Amu said to Ikeda Kazuhiro, "Senior Ikeda, I think you should practice too!"

"Ah, no!"

Ikeda Kazuhiro's expression suddenly changed and he quickly shook his head to refuse.

"But if you continue like this, how are you going to become one of the top four centers in the country?"

"Okay, I'll practice with you for a while. If there's no effect, I won't practice anymore."

Seeing Amu's serious look, Ikeda Kazuhiro reluctantly agreed.

At this time, Watanabe Masao asked Coach Anzai anxiously: "Coach, when do we go on the court?"

They thought Coach Anxi would substitute them immediately, but he didn't.

"Take this opportunity to rest for a while!"

Coach Anzai hopes that the Watanabe brothers can use this time to adjust their condition and prepare for the next game.

The reason why he made such a decision was based on the Kanagawa team's deep bench depth.

As key players in the one-star-four-shooting system, the status of the Watanabe brothers will directly affect the direction of the game.

Coach Anzai hopes that through reasonable rest adjustments, the Watanabe brothers can unleash their maximum energy and perform at their best at critical moments.

With Shibato Kusanagi coming on the field, Kanagawa's lineup changed again.

Center: Kogure Konobu

Ohmae: Taro Aso

Komae: Hisashi Mitsui
Point guard: Kusanagi Shibune

Point Guard: Kenji Fujima

This time, it is finally Murasakibara's turn to play center!
Murasaki's confrontation ability is not much inferior to that of Amu, and he also has excellent passing, control and shooting abilities.

However, he also has a flaw, and that is rebounding!
His rebounding data is only 70+, which can only be considered barely qualified. The key is that he is only 182 cm tall.

Soon, Fujima quickly dribbled the ball across half court.

Murasakibara went forward to perform screen and the quality of his screen was not very good, but because of his shooting threat, Kentaro Sakurai had to leave the paint area.

Fujima broke through with the ball, and Murasakibara quickly cut into the basket from the other side.

Kentaro Sakurai had to choose to switch defense and cautiously kept two steps away from Fujima.

On the other side, Fukatsu quickly chased after Murasakibara, but his speed and explosive power were inevitably inferior.

The distance between the two did not shorten, but widened further.

Fujima immediately chose to pass the ball, and Murasakibara strode into the paint area.

Just at this moment, Ohkawada appeared under the basket, ready to stop Murasakibara.

At this moment, Murasakibara's speed had reached its maximum and he jumped towards Ohkawada.

(End of this chapter)